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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What unusual feeling did Jo have for Steve after talking with Lynn when she ran away?

2. What happened to Jo's suicidal impulses when she started meeting with Lynn?

3. How did Renee feel about Steve's leaving to go to Cornell for six months?

4. What personality emerged and began hitting her head against the wall?

5. How did Joan feel about Lynn?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the Flock feel about birthdays, especially Jo?

2. Renee knew that she was contradicting herself as she talked to the therapist. How did she react to the contradictions, and how did Lynn react?

3. How was Lynn different from other therapists that Renee went to see, and why did she continue treatment?

4. How did Nancy feel about her second daughter?

5. After meeting with Dr. Wilbur, what does Lynn think about her own therapeutic approaches?

6. What would happen to the different personalities before leaving for graduate school?

7. Why did Lynn want to talk with Dr. Cornelia Wilbur?

8. Where did Renee stand in regards to suicide at the beginning of the book, and then after a few weeks of therapy with Lynn?

9. How did the personalities feel about integration at the beginning of Book 2?

10. Describe how Renee came into being.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the Flock's relationship with Ray.

Essay Topic 2

How did things line up for an optimal counseling situation for Lynn and Renee? What was happening in Lynn's life that enabled her to spend all the necessary time with Renee?

Essay Topic 3

Throughout this book, Renee struggled with the idea of unconditional love. Explain why she struggled and demonstrate how Lynn and Gordon eventually got her to accept their love for her.

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